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'''''rant''''' is a [[Sindarin]] noun meaning "course".<ref name="silm-ap">{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''rant''</ref> The [[Noldorin]] (an earlier conception of Sindarin) word ''rant'' has the additional glosses "river-bed, lode, vein".<ref name="etym">{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 383 (entry RAT-)</ref> | '''''rant''''' is a [[Sindarin]] noun meaning "course".<ref name="silm-ap">{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''rant''</ref> The [[Noldorin]] (an earlier conception of Sindarin) word ''rant'' has the additional glosses "river-bed, lode, vein".<ref name="etym">{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 383 (entry RAT-)</ref> | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
In the [[The Etymologies|''Etymologies'']], Noldorin ''rant'' derives from [[Sundocarme|root]] [[RAT]] ("walk").<ref name="etym"/> | In the [[The Etymologies|''Etymologies'']], Noldorin ''rant'' derives from [[Sundocarme|root]] [[RAT]] ("walk").<ref name="etym"/> | ||
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
* [[Celebrant]], "silver-course"<ref name="lotr-index">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', "Index"</ref> or, more usually, "Silverlode";<ref name="lotr-loth">{{FR|Lorien}}</ref> a river which flows out of [[Dimrill Dale]] and through [[Lothlórien]] | * ''[[Celebrant]]'', "silver-course"<ref name="lotr-index">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', "Index"</ref> or, more usually, "Silverlode";<ref name="lotr-loth">{{FR|Lorien}}</ref> a river which flows out of [[Dimrill Dale]] and through [[Lothlórien]] | ||
* [[Adurant]], "double-stream";<ref name="silm-index">{{S|Index}}</ref> one of the seven rivers of [[Ossiriand]]. | * ''[[Adurant]]'', "double-stream";<ref name="silm-index">{{S|Index}}</ref> one of the seven rivers of [[Ossiriand]]. | ||
===See Also=== | ===See Also=== | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:23, 24 October 2012
rant is a Sindarin noun meaning "course".[1] The Noldorin (an earlier conception of Sindarin) word rant has the additional glosses "river-bed, lode, vein".[2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
In the Etymologies, Noldorin rant derives from root RAT ("walk").[2]
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Celebrant, "silver-course"[3] or, more usually, "Silverlode";[4] a river which flows out of Dimrill Dale and through Lothlórien
- Adurant, "double-stream";[5] one of the seven rivers of Ossiriand.
See Also[edit | edit source]
- athrad, "ford"
- imrath, "a long narrow valley with a road or watercourse running through it lengthwise"
- othrad, "street"
- randir, "pilgrim, wanderer"
- ranga, a full pace
- rath, "street" or synonymous with rant
- Noldorin iôr, "course"
Ilkorin[edit | edit source]
rant is an Ilkorin word meaning "flow, course of river".[2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry rant
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 383 (entry RAT-)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Index"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Lothlórien"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"